Thursday, October 27, 2011

"Lovers of excellence have long
been concerned about the mass of unimaginative and sub-standard wares
that is sold as craft all around us. We hoped to find craft items that
were excellently constructed, had aesthetic appeal, and which had a
sense of originality."

The book is a comprehensive list of KZN crafters and makes inspiring reading. The Shaw Sisters and Freshly Found's folded book ornaments were featured.

Wednesday, October 12, 2011

Cool Letter Fonts -
According to Blogger Stats - its one of the top keyword search phrases
that bring people to the Freshly Found blog!

I
thought it would make a good title for this blog post. Pictured here -
a vintage gift typewriter. I've taken the casing off to give it a new
coat of paint, and thought it looked rather good stripped down to it's
bare bones! And I just love that cool typewriter font.

Tuesday, October 04, 2011

I know it's really soon to be talking about Christmas in early October, but I am keen to tell you about what's been happening here at Freshly Found.

A few weeks ago, I had the privilege of visiting Focus on iThemba - an amazing place of hope. Focus on iThemba provide quality foster care homes for vulnerable children and a school of excellence for the greater community. They donated some vintage books to me, which they were not able to use. These books were cut and folded into the initial Bibliogami Trees. Sandile Sithole helped in designing a wire frame for the tree and I am quite delighted with the outcome.

Love to live everyday life in an artisanal way.Intrigued by ideas, how-tos, the creative process and seeing the extraordinary in the ordinary. Single-origin coffee drinker, Durban-dweller, South African-born ENFP.